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# Leisure Operating Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-operating-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gateshead Council: "Leisure Operating Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gateshead Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 February 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Sports facilities operation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £48,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-operating-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-operating-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FLogin%3FopenForm%26Login)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-operating-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b#participate

## Description
Gateshead Council has appointed a leisure operator to manage its leisure facilities and services from 1 April 2025  for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
The contract was divided into 2 lots to allow bidders to bid for 3 or 4 sites. As per the procurement documents, the Council's intention was to only award one lot. 
Lot B - all 4 sites was awarded.
Please refer to procurement documents for further details.

## Lots (2)
### Lot A: Lot A - 3 sites
- **Lot id:** `A`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 92610000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** The leisure centres and services that are included in Lot A of this tender are: 
Blaydon Leisure Centre, Shibdon Road, Blaydon on Tyne, NE21 5NW; 
Dunston Leisure Centre, Dunston Bank, Gateshead, NE11 9PY;
Heworth Leisure Centre, High Lanes, Gateshea...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot B: Lot B - 4 sites
- **Lot id:** `B`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92610000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Lot B contains all of the sites in Lot A plus Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, NE10 0EF.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lot B - 4 sites (active)
  - Award id: `002417-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Greenwich Leisure Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175535`
  - Value: £48,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lot B - 4 sites (active)
  - Signed Value: £48,000,000
  - Signed Date: 17/12/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002417-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-23T15:32:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:36:24.337Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042d5b